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Finalists announced for 2024 Celebrate Aberdeen Awards
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Celebrate Aberdeen Awards, an event which recognises and celebrates the huge contribution that the third sector makes to thousands of lives across Aberdeen City and Shire. This year’s event, which returns for its...
Brain busting and thought provoking deep dive at Aberdeen Science Festival
With more than 86 billion neurons, 2.5 million gigabytes of storage and 50,000 thoughts a day, the human brain is incredible – and Aberdeen Science Festival, powered by TechFest, aims to delve even deeper into how it works. Previously known as the...
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Scotland’s Festival of Light SPECTRA returns with spectacular new programme in 2023
SPECTRA, Aberdeen’s multi award-winning festival of light and sound, returns to light up the Granite City from Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 February 2023. The festival brings a spectacular programme of free works by some of the world’s leading visual artists, studios and...
NHS Grampian Endowment Fund has announced the launch of the latest round of its Community Grants Programme
The Endowment Fund, which is the official charity of NHS Grampian, launched its funding programme in 2020 to encourage community-based health and wellbeing initiatives across the North-east. The programme provides grants of up to £10,000 to local charities and...
Christmas comes early for North-east charities
Piper Sandler’s Sportschallenge hands over £75,000 to local beneficiaries. Funds totalling over £75,000, raised during Piper Sandler’s Sportschallenge event, are being donated to five Scottish charities this week. The money raised during the North-east’s premier...
Streetsport volunteer shortlisted as Unsung Hero at BBC Sports Personality of the Year
A long-term Streetsport volunteer from Aberdeen has been nominated as a finalist for this year’s Unsung Hero award at the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Dave Thompson, 54, is a regular volunteer at both Streetsport, the flagship programme...
Leading energy services company, GEOLOG, announces partnership with local charity, Befriend a Child, this Christmas
International oil and gas company GEOLOG have announced their choice of charity to support in the UK as Aberdeen based organisation Befriend a Child, who help local children and young people living in difficult life circumstances through their befriending and...
Aberdeen Cyrenians Charity Family Fun Event – Search for Misbehaving Elves and Win Prizes!
Aberdeen Cyrenians is asking for families to help Santa this year, searching for misbehaving elves playing hide and seek at Duthie Park. This fun and inclusive, family friendly event will take place in Duthie Park from 10th – 23rd December....
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